Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-02
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 6.0)
The bar chart illustrates export earning of country based on products such as Petroulem, Enginnered good, gems and jewellery, agricultural products and products in 2015 and 2016. The table chart represnets the changes in value of exported products between 2015 to 2016.
Overall, petroleum products remains primary categroy generating greater revenue for county while textiles contribute the least amount. All product categories experiences an upward trend except gems and jewellery group that declined slightly.
In 2015, pertoleum products contributed a major part of export earning at 60 billion dollars, followed by engineered goods at 55 billions. Gems and jewellery category is relatively moderate at around 40 billions dollars, while agricultural products generated 31 billions dollars and textiles contributed the least amount of money at above 25 billion dollars.
In 2026, petroleum and engineered goods peaked above 60 milliion dollars. The gems and jewellery category slightly declined its share while agricultural products and textiles contributed an equal amount of 31 billion dollars.
From 2015 to 2016, textiles experienced a remarkable increase in value at 15.24%, followed by enginnered goods (8.5%), petroleum products (3%) and agricultural products (0.81%). However, only gems and jewellery category delines in its value at 5.18%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The response successfully addresses all parts of the prompt by presenting an overview of the charts, identifying key features, and making relevant comparisons. For example, the student correctly highlights that petroleum products generated the greatest revenue while textiles contributed the least. However, some ideas are under-developed or contain minor inaccuracies; for instance, the mention of '2026' instead of 2016 is a slight slip, and certain data points (such as the 2015 figures for petroleum and engineered goods) are generalised rather than precisely reported. The overview captures the main trends well, noting the overall upward movement alongside the exception of gems and jewellery, which satisfies the requirements for this level.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The essay displays a coherent overall arrangement with a clear division into logical paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, body paragraphs detailing the categories across the years, and a final paragraph integrating the percentage changes from the table. Information and ideas are generally sequenced with a logical progression. However, cohesion is at times slightly mechanical or repetitive in structure (such as starting multiple sentences with 'In [year]' or describing individual product contributions sequentially). Referencing is mostly clear, though transitional phrases between sentences could be used more flexibly to enhance the flow of the text.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully attempting less common items and terminology related to economic data, such as 'primary category', 'revenue', and 'upward trend'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors that reflect the limitations of this band, including 'Petroulem' and 'Enginnered good' in the introduction, 'categroy', 'county' for country, and 'delines'. While these errors do not impede overall communication, they prevent the writer from achieving a higher score due to recurring inaccuracies in spelling and slight awkwardness in word forms.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The writer uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating attempts at comparative structures and subordinate clauses, such as 'except gems and jewellery group that declined slightly.' There are some grammatical errors in tense consistency, subject-verb agreement, and articles—for instance, 'all product categories experiences' (plural/verb agreement), 'petroleum products remains' (present tense instead of past for a completed time period), and missing articles before singular nouns. Nonetheless, these errors are relatively infrequent and rarely impede communication, allowing the reader to follow the intended meaning without significant difficulty.
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